WEBVTT

00:00.000 --> 00:04.560
As the opening date of the Brussels World's Fair nears, the elaborate

00:04.560 --> 00:09.300
pavilions of the 48 nations taking part are rushed to completion. America's

00:09.300 --> 00:12.960
building, the world's largest freestanding circular structure, will be

00:12.960 --> 00:17.040
an architectural landmark. Scores of international and commercial groups are

00:17.040 --> 00:21.320
also taking part in the rivalry for the attention of the 40 million visitors

00:21.320 --> 00:23.920
expected.

00:23.920 --> 00:31.260
One of the commercial exhibits is a vast diorama of the Belgian countryside, which

00:31.260 --> 00:35.320
will model a prophecy of progress in transportation. Under a complex

00:35.320 --> 00:39.800
electronic control system, a diorama will show the transformation from today

00:39.800 --> 00:43.520
into the world of the future.

00:43.520 --> 00:53.360
The Atomium, fitting symbol for the first World Fair of the Atomic Age.